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Microsoft Project

Overview

What is Microsoft Project?

Microsoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.

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Pricing

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Project Server

$0

On Premise

Planner Plan 1

$10

Cloud
per month per user

Planner Plan 1

$10

Cloud
per month per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.microsoft.com/en…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $10 per month per user
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Product Demos

Microsoft Project 2021 Overview And Features Walkthrough

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Features

Project Management

Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation

9
Avg 7.6

Professional Services Automation

Features that support professional services organizations

9.7
Avg 7.5
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Product Details

What is Microsoft Project?

Microsoft Project is a project management software that helps users plan, execute, and monitor projects effectively. It includes features for managing tasks, allocating resources and budgeting. With integration into Microsoft 365, it supports real-time collaboration and data sharing. The advanced reporting and analytics tools allow users to track progress and make data-driven decisions.​

With Microsoft Project, users can plan projects with dynamic scheduling based on effort needed, project duration, and allotted team members. Suitable for projects of any size, Microsoft Project offers flexible deployment options, both cloud-based and on-premises, catering to a wide range of organizational needs.​

Microsoft Project Features

Project Management Features

  • Supported: Task Management
  • Supported: Resource Management
  • Supported: Gantt Charts
  • Supported: Scheduling
  • Supported: Team Collaboration
  • Supported: Support for Agile Methodology
  • Supported: Support for Waterfall Methodology
  • Supported: Change request and Case Management
  • Supported: Budget and Expense Management

Professional Services Automation Features

  • Supported: Quotes/estimates
  • Supported: Project & financial reporting

Additional Features

  • Supported: Work Management
  • Supported: OKRs

Microsoft Project Integrations

Microsoft Project Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesArabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.

Microsoft Project starts at $10.

monday.com, Smartsheet, and Atlassian Jira are common alternatives for Microsoft Project.

Reviewers rate Gantt Charts and Scheduling and Invoicing highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Microsoft Project are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

(1-5 of 16)

Microsoft project has really made my life easier

Rating: 8 out of 10
April 18, 2018
I am the IT project manager for the company I work for and I live and breathe Microsoft Project. Before using this software, I was stuck with using Excel spreadsheets to track project statuses and milestones. As the projects got more complex, Excel just wasn't doing the job anymore. I presented Project to Exec. management and we made the purchase and tracking my projects have gotten so much easier once you get past the steep learning curve.
  • Ability to track Milestones
  • Ability to track Resources
  • Has a really good Gantt chart
Cons
  • Steep learning curve
  • To get the full suite with the Project server, it is very expensive
  • Printing the project plan is a bit challenging
Microsoft Project is a very good tool for tracking project progress. If the project is a quick 2 - 3-day project, using MS Project probably wouldn't be viable, but if you are working on a long-term, complex project that will span numerous months and/or departments, MS Project is the way to go.

MS Project Wasn't for Us

Rating: 4 out of 10
December 10, 2018
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
5 years of experience
We are not actively utilizing MS Project. We found the application to be too cumbersome for associates not familiar with Project Management methodologies or technics, nor familiar with technology. All in all, we felt MS Project did not provide an easy or positive user experience, which would not have allowed for high user adoption.
  • Ability to track resource capacity.
  • Ability to plot tasks & timelines.
Cons
  • Steep learning curve.
  • Not user friendly due to learning curve.
I believe MS Project is best suited for an organization with a Project/Program Management Office, which will be managing projects. For organizations wanting front line users or departmental managers to create and track their own projects, I would suggest an alternative to MS Project.

Microsoft Project is a good starter option for Project Management

Rating: 6 out of 10
May 24, 2021
DD
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
1 year of experience
We are using this software in my department. It does have a learning curve and those that are a little older are having a little trouble getting around but we, as a whole, are making it work. It's doing a good job of allowing us to assign tasks and keep up with what's going on with our projects. It is cutting down on the number of meetings we are having to have due to the amount of information we can transmit through the software.
  • Scheduling
  • Assigning of tasks
  • Communication
Cons
  • Learning curve is steep
  • Integration of other software would be nice.
  • Must have Office 365.
If you are currently running office 365 then this is a good starting option for a project management software. It does a good job of handling your basic management and scheduling processes It helps if you have some computer savvy employees to dig into it first and then have them train others. If you have to run certain software's within your company then this might not be for you due to the lack of integration.

Microsoft Project: a great option to leverage the PM guidelines of your company!

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 08, 2018
Microsoft Project is currently used to track the pace of the project and set up the guidelines of the PM structure. Since we have several projects on the go at same time, we decided to start using MS Project as a company standard app to collaborate and store the advancement stages of each project and how they line up with the company goals.
  • It's a great tool to manage resources, costs, people involved, assignments, and many other things.
  • It allows the integration with other MS Tools like Power BI, Excel and PowerPoint to strengthen & enhance project collaboration
  • The Office 365 version is such a great option to run into major collaborative scales, using Skype for Business conference or GoToMeeting hands-on.
Cons
  • Advanced features will require a moderate effort to conquer the complex learning curve.
  • Reports and Dashboards insights can turn your goals into unsatisfactory results, and this can make it hard to truly stay on top of projects.
  • You must have a standard version in all your company computers, or you may experience lack of visuals and features.
You can use MS Project to set a mature overview in your Project Management teams, but you need to conquer the steep learning curve, to avoid unexpected results, lack of task tracking, and mostly the isolation of people who run and own processes within the stages of your company projects. If you're looking for an intuitive tool to setup reports, as well as dashboard and real-time tracking of your project, Microsoft Project won't be the best option.

Base Software for Advanced working

Rating: 6 out of 10
November 02, 2017
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
2 years of experience
It is used across the department. Mostly comes in play to reorganise the structure of a project and its dependencies when working remotely. It addresses spontaneous changes and adjustment for validation of data. Microsoft Project can get detailed reporting but can stall at times.
  • Fix dependencies in reporting
  • Remote access for scheduling changes
  • Spontaneous development
Cons
  • Stalls with no details of missing dependencies
  • Requires a learning curve
  • More detailed requirements for basic reporting
Help manage resources to add more effeciencies and reduce dependancies on pointless mundane tasks
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